i have a thing for fluffy pink honeycomb chinese lanterns and now, apparently, i’ve fallen in love with polish folk art paper chandeliers known as PAJAKI.
mine came from The Polish Art Center in Michigan, but it was handmade in Lowicz, Poland.
The mobiles or pajaki are delicate creations hand made by the women and girls of the villages as decorations for their homes. The finest examples of this folk art from the 19th and 20th centuries can be found in the local museum located in the town square. As Poland continues on the path to modernize the country the number of folk artists grows smaller. Our selection represents the finest examples of the older generation still practicing their craft.
larry the handyman came to moss cottage this morning to attend to a small list of household annoyances. and while he was here i had him hang my sweet PAJAKI directly over my head. i mean when i sit at my art table up to my elbows in pink paint it will be overhead. beaming at me from on high.
the bottom brilliant pink papery blossoms look like fluffy carnations. they match some blooming pink lovelies in my garden.
pink + yellow = narcotic bliss
sigh swoon sigh
i sat in a warm patch of sunshine making painty messes in my visual journal. all day.
occasionally i went outside to inhale lungfuls of rosey ives piaget. mr. bee had the same idea!
i’ve enjoyed fluttering around the blogosphere reading everyone’s thanksgiving greetings.
little missives sent out into the world.
the sky is full of our smoke signals back and forth to one another.
i’m pretty darn happy about that. yes i am.
Aside from your massive, bottomless artistry – I love that we can see the power cords and such in your studio pix. REAL! xoxo
Oh I adore Pajaki’s! I have been in the Polish Art Center and it is a warm and friendly place where you can get authentic kapusta, globki and pierogi. Think I saw a site that has a tut on how to make your own paper chandelier. Looks fantastic over your studio desk!
Oh I can see why you like the puffy pretties! Thanks for the fun and colorful post.
Happy holidays!
Holly
Gorgeous! What a magical corner for art-making!
Fabulous!! Where did you get this beautiful creation?
Your pics always make my world feel just a wee bit brighter. Such amazing color must be shared. I love all the lights too. VBG!
Forget Disneyland – your studio looks like the happiest place on earth!
How absolutely fascinating! I have never seen one of these Pajaki before! Yours is totally fabulous, as was your after-party poetry of word and image. Have a wonderfully creative rest this weekend.
All this glorious color has made me feel happy and warm on this rather cold day in southern Italy. I must get my art supplies out again – don’t know why I suddenly put them away – because I have been hit by an attack of boredom the likes of which I don’t remember ever having known before. yucky..
Thank you for the color and for the Thanksgiving wishes. Hope you had a cozy one.
Truly amazing pics, so wonderful. Loved them so much. Brilliant work.
Handy Man, Handy Man…what a chande (have to check the spelling!)lier….past my bedtime…it’s a beauty and I may get a ride on that bee and crawl up in one of those gorgeous blossoms.
I truly love the thought of smoke signals back and forth. Isn’t it a wonder to meet such people and to see the beauty within..?
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to a wonderful & inspirational teacher, blogger, and all around great person……..you continue to make a difference in my art life and I thank you very much. As I was counting my blessings yesterday morning, I included you and the many things I have learned. cheers!!
Oh my! I love the new chandelier; it’s gorgeous! And I love your art table/corner/studio. And I LOVE the image of your smoke signals! Very enjoyable post. 🙂
The cool thing is….I can HEAR you voice in your words.
Oh, and BTW, as they say–love the look of the new masthead (or whatever it’s called in the blogisphere) for Dispatch!
Mary Ann,
I’ve enjoyed your blogs yesterday and today (and every day, come to that!). I hope your T-day weekend continues to be as lovely as depicted in your blogs! Now that the turkey is in tatters, I’m back to my stitched and stenciled book–and loving every minute! Thanks for your wonderful visual inspirations!
Those are lovely. And so’s your bee. (I had a bee encounter at Urth Caffe not long ago … she was taking back honey that was sitting on our table.)
Happy holiday weekend!
What a lovely and inspiring post. Big hugs to you.
-Briana
That is just stunning! Oh I would love to sit under one and make art!